Sulejman Pitarka (1924–2007) was an Albanian actor, writer, and playwright originally from

Debar Debar ( mk, Дебaр ; Albanian: ''Dibër''/''Dibra'' or ''Dibra e Madhe;'' ) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has ...

. His family moved to

Durrës Durrës ( , ; sq-definite, Durrësi) is the second most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is located on a flat plain along the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast between the mouths of the ...

, Albania, when he was five. His brother was Bashkim Pitarka, who became an Albanian

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. He was active in films and in the National Theater of Albania in

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.Shita, Vehap, Gjurmave të letërsisë: Zgjedhje kritikash letrare, Volume 1 of Gjurmave të letërsisë, Rilindja, 1970 He was awarded the

People's Artist of Albania The People's Artist () was an honorary title for outstanding art performers of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania, whose merits were exceptional in the sphere of development of the performing arts (theatre, music, cinema and art). It was ...

Filmography

*'' Loin des barbares'' - (1994) *'' Vdekja e burrit'' - (1991) *'' Historiani dhe kameleoni'' - (1989) *'' Nata e parë e lirisë'' - (1984) *'' Në prag të lirisë'' - (1981) *'' Shtëpia jonë e përbashkët'' - (1981) *'' Goditja'' (1980) *''

Ballë për ballë ''Face to Face'' (original title ''Ballë për Ballë'') is a 1979 Albanian drama film directed by Kujtim Çashku and based on a novel by Albanian author Ismail Kadare. Plot A translator at the conference of communist parties witnessed the bigges ...

'' - (1979) *'' Gjeneral gramafoni'' - (1978) *''

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'' - (1978) *'' Gunat mbi tela'' - (1977) *'' Tinguj lufte'' - (1976) *'' Horizonte të hapura'' - (1968) *'' Debatik'' - (1961) * ''

The Great Warrior Skanderbeg ''The Great Warrior Skanderbeg'' ( al, Luftëtari i madh i Shqipërisë Skënderbeu; russian: Великий воин Албании Скандербег, Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg) is a 1953 Soviet-Albanian biopic directed by Sergei Yu ...

'' - (1953) * '' Nxenesit e klases sime '' - (1984)

References

Albanian male film actors 1924 births 2007 deaths People's Artists of Albania People from Debar {{Albania-actor-stub